The Gulf War : Australia's Role and Asian Pacific Responses
| Collection Location | perpustakaan akmil |
| Edition | |
| Call Number | 327.94 JMO g |
| ISBN/ISSN | 0-7315-1369-x |
| Author(s) | J Mohan Malik |
| Subject(s) | Politik Luar Negeri Australia |
| Classification | 327.94 |
| Series Title | GMD | BUKU |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Australian National University |
| Publishing Year | 1992 |
| Publishing Place | Canberra |
| Collation | 21cm;134hal |
| Abstract/Notes | This study examines the responses of Asia-Pacific countries to Australia's role in the Gulf crisis and other related issues (such as the role of the United Nations in the post-Cold War era, the new World order, and the prospects for collective security in the Asia-Pacific region) in order to gain an understanding of regional percepions of Australia's present and future role in he global and regional security regions. It demonstrates that the responses of Asia-Pacific countries to Australia's military commitment in the Gulf War ranged from outright opposition (North Korea and Vietnam) to understanding (Indonesia, Malaysia, China and India) and wholehearted support (Singapore, Thailand, the Philipines, Brunei, the south Pacific Forum states, South Korea, Japan, and Sri Lanka). In the initial stages of the crisis, Canberra's hasty dispatch of warships following the US and British lead had the potential to undermine Australian attemps to project itself as an independent actor in the Asia-Pacific region. But the formation of a broad anti-Iraqi international coalition and prompt conclusion of the war seemed to vindicate the Australian position and rather enchanced its image in some Asian capitals. It can be argued that a long-drawn-out war or Israeli participation in the conflict would have exacerbated latent tensions and highlighted differences between Australian and Indonesia/Malaysian attitudes. Though Australia's role in the Gulf did not cause any rift between Australia and other Asian-Pacific countries, it once again highlighted their defferent perceptions. Most Asian-Pacific countries do not share the bush-hawke perception of the new World Order and are critical of the role of the United Nations during the gulf crisis. Many Asian states do not believe that Gulf-style conflict management should serve as a model for coping with future regional conflicts. Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence are a series of monograph publications which arise out of the work of the strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Research School of Pacific Studies, the Australian National University. Previous Canberra Papers have covered topics such as the relationship of the superpowers, arms control at both the superpower and South-east Asian regional level, regional strategic relationships and major aspects of Australian defence policy. For a list of those still available refer to the last pages of this volume. Unless otherwise stated, publications of the Centre are presented without endorsement as contributions to the public record and debate. Author are responsible for their own analysis and conclusions. |
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